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Fitzroy, Dariel; Reid, John L. – 1963
A field study was made of the acoustical environment of schools designed for increased flexibility to meet the spatial requirements of new teaching methods. The object of the study was to define all the criteria for the acoustical design of this type of classroom including the determination of--(1) minimum acoustical separation required for…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Classroom Research, Classrooms, Educational Environment
Gatewood, Thomas E.; Walker, George H., Jr. – 1971
This study was made to (1) compare Michigan middle schools with junior high schools on the basis of selected ongoing programs and practices, and (2) determine if the two organizations differed in any way. Proportional stratified sampling provided a selection of 138 junior high schools that could be compared with the 138 middle schools in the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Comparative Analysis, Core Curriculum, Educational Facilities Design
Greenwich Public Schools, CT. – 1965
This publication focuses on school and classroom organization for team teaching and provides insights into the solutions of accompanying problems such as clarifying roles, overcoming scheduling difficulties, avoiding rigidity in daily programing, and dealing with communication problems. The booklet also includes a field-oriented description of…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Educational Innovation, Elementary Schools, Evaluation
Andrae, Annika; Dahllof, Urban – 1973
The Process Analysis of Non-Grading (PANG) project evaluates the planned experiments with non-graded upper grades in communities with few pupils in Sweden. The main objectives is an analysis of the possibilities and difficulties that will appear through the new frame situation concerning realization of achievement goals and social goals. Six…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Curriculum Design, Decentralization, Economic Factors
Broward County School Board, Fort Lauderdale, FL. – 1972
Third-, fifth-, and eighth-grade pupil achievement test results in the 1970-71 school year are contrasted in terms of types of school plants, with those schools that had been in operation in a recently constructed school plant for at least one year grouped as "Innovative." Differences in ability levels of pupils were taken into account…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
Rosenman, Marvin Eli; And Others – 1972
The Burris School facility has been physically investigated in terms of existing and future needs. A priority-based sequence of remodeling and additions is suggested to meet these demands. The sequence consists of 31 distinct operations that can be grouped into eight major phases for purposes of financing and construction. The design proposals, by…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cost Estimates, Design Requirements, Educational Environment
Ezersky, Eugene M.; Theibert, P. Richard – 1976
This book covers in detail the construction and equipping of athletic facilities. Planning and building for future as well as present needs and the wise, economical use of space are emphasized. Accompanied by informative illustrations, the topics discussed are: (1) historical antecedents and sociological trends in physical education and…
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Building Design, Building Plans, Construction Programs
Shrader-Harvey, Erika; Droge, Martha – 2002
This research project examined how educational facilities are perceived and used by the occupants. It sought to inform the design of effective learning environments in elementary schools through a heightened awareness of the needs of the occupants and an understanding of how they use their school facilities. Project objectives included the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Building Plans, Built Environment, Design Preferences
Mione, Lawrence V. – 1997
The New Jersey Department of Education, as part of its goal to modernize its learning environments, has established a Distance Learning Network Aid program. The program supplies funding to school districts to participate in a statewide technological network system designed to support achievement of the state's Core Curriculum Content Standards.…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Distance Education, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement
Dresslar, Fletcher B. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
Since the publication by the Bureau of Education of Bulletin (1910) No. 5, entitled "American Schoolhouses" much progress has been made in school architecture from every point of view. In this revised edition such changes and such additions have been made in the text as will, it is hoped, bring this progress to the attention of school…
Descriptors: Architecture, Structural Elements (Construction), School Buildings, Laboratories
Dresslar, Fletcher B. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1914
Since the beginning of the recent revival of interest in rural schools, millions of dollars have been expended annually for country schoolhouses, and expenditures for this purpose have grown larger from year to year. Some of the newer buildings are large and relatively costly, but many, probably most, of them are built with little or no reference…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Health Programs, Architecture, Educational Facilities Design
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Czubaj, Camilia Anne – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2002
Discusses the need to renovate existing schools and/or build new ones due to rising enrollments and rapid developments in technology. Topics include problems with technology use; technology budgeting; assessing the status of ongoing technology; community-based learning environments; school designs and partnerships; technology planning resources;…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Finance
McIntyre, Jim – Business Officer, 1995
Colleges and universities are finding innovative ways to cut electrical costs while maintaining the needed light and power to fulfill their educational missions. Farsighted planning of energy use is increasing, due in part to government and corporate leadership and support and to the changing vision of college administrators. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Costs, Educational Facilities Design
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Genevro, Rosalie – Teachers College Record, 1990
Describes the 1989-90 "New Schools for New York" architectural study project which asked architects to create schools (via renovation or new construction) embodying flexibility, security, warmth, cost efficiency, and respect for students and teachers as individuals. The specific architectural challenges at each of the six selected sites…
Descriptors: Architects, Architecture, Building Design, Community Schools
Rydeen, James E. – American School Board Journal, 1993
School design must reflect deep-seated changes in educational practices such as using outcome-based education, reorganizing traditional grade structures, grouping students in "houses," and mainstreaming handicapped children. Describes designs for five school buildings that are intended to enhance and undergird what goes on in classrooms.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education
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